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A light curry made with potatoes, apples, and eggplants.

A light curry made with potatoes, apples, and eggplants.

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A Bangladeshi dish: fried eggplant and mashed potatoes in a light sauce made with panch phoron, onion, garlic, spices, and green chili peppers.

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Recipe from Dolon Prova, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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You can find eggplant all year round in Bangladesh, but this dish is particularly delicious when made with winter eggplants. It requires very little oil and spices; simply sauté the masala until it’s nicely browned.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$4.78 $1.20 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.64
  • $0.34
  • $1.75
  • $0.41
  • $0.29
  • $0.22
  • $0.10
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the potatoes and eggplant, and wash them; cut the tomatoes into quarters. ≈ 8 min
  2. Fry the eggplant in a little oil in a pan, then set it aside.
  3. Heat the remaining oil and add the panch phoron.
  4. Add the onion, garlic, and some of the chili peppers, and cook until they are browned. ≈ 3 min
  5. Add the ground spices, turmeric, salt, and a little water, and cook for a few minutes.
  6. Add the potato, eggplant, and tomato, mix well, then pour in the water and let it cook.
  7. When the water comes to a boil, add the remaining green chili peppers and cook until the potato is tender.

The bill

A light curry made with potatoes, apples, and eggplants.

  • One large potato, sliced into long, thin strips$1.64
  • 1 tomato, cut into quarters$0.34
  • 1 medium-sized eggplant, cut into sticks$1.75
  • 2 onions, chopped$0.41
  • About 5 to 6 cloves of garlic$0.29
  • 3 tablespoons of mustard or soy oil$0.22
  • 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric$0.10
  • salt$0.03

Total$4.78

that's $1.20 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • One large potato, sliced into long, thin strips
  • 1 tomato, cut into quarters
  • 1 medium-sized eggplant, cut into sticks
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • About 5 to 6 cloves of garlic
  • 4 to 5 green chili peppers
  • 3 tablespoons of mustard or soy oil
  • 60 ml of ground spices (chili pepper, cumin, cilantro)
  • 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon of panch phoron
  • salt
  • 500 ml of water

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